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Letter from Gen. Hamilton on Clay Calhoun and duel
A lengthy communication from Gen. Hamilton of South Carolina favors Mr. Calhoun for President over Mr. Clay while revealing Hamilton’s views on the Baltimore Convention and a historic duel between Clay and Randolph. It recounts Hamilton’s friendship with Clay, the Randolph duel, and the tariff compromise of 1828, linking these events to contemporary political alignments and debates within the Democratic party and South Carolina.
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Hamilton
South Carolina
Calhoun
Clay
Baltimore
Mr. Clay
John Randolph
Jackson
Henry Clay
Richard M. Johnson
Gen. Hamilton
Muscogee Clay Club
Georgia
S. Journal
Washington
General Jackson
Randolph
Senate of the United States
Col
Tattnal
House of Representatives
Mr. Randolph
Virginia
Milton
Pattnal
Col. Tattnal
Potomac
Patt
Gen. Jesup
Mr. R
Senate
Mr. Calhoun
Battle Field
Gen. Jackson
Tod
The
Enquirer
Mr. Tod
Jeffer
Ohio State Journal
the Enquirer
Springfield